Baby It's Cold Outside!

 It's cold, but I'm staying warm indoors while waiting for Spring.

This Fall, I mulched the yard in prep for winter and now I'm praying that some of my plants that are self-sowers survive my mulching.

Agrostemma Milas was such a surprise for me. I purchased it in 2021 from Annie's Annuals. It really didn't do much that first years and then died. I thought it was a goner. But Spring 2022, it came back in full force! It's a self-sower that is very hardy- at least I hope so! We'll see if it survives my mulching. If not, I'll purchase more from Annie's.

Another surprise self-sower is origanum libanoticum, cascading oregano. Again another plant that totally flopped for me in 2021. I thought it was a total goner too, but it too surprised me in very early Spring 2022. It bloomed for months. And the bees just loved this plant. Not only did I enjoy the grace of this plant, but I also enjoyed the bees and hummingbirds that were loving the blossoms. 

Chipdrop

 In 2006, I changed my yard from grass to drought tolerant landscaping by using the lasagna gardening method. Back then, I had a large drop of wood chips dropped on my driveway. Today, I did the same since those chips from 2006 have totally decomposed and the ground is looking barren.

With the drought continuing and not seeing an end to it in the near future, I got another chip drop. Hopefully this does the trick of covering the barren places to keep the moisture in while providing nutrients for the soil as the mulch decomposes.